Tag: in-person instruction

COVID-19

Higher Ed Institutions Grapple With Public Health Implications of In-Person Instruction

At the end of June, 97% of college presidents reported that their universities planned to offer a mix of online and in-person learning in response to the coronavirus this fall, according to a survey by the American Council on Education.  But now, schools are increasingly reversing course, returning to online classes in response to the […]

September 22, 2020

COVID-19

U of California Anticipates Most Campuses Will Operate in Hybrid Mode for Fall 2020

University of California (UC) president Janet Napolitano said on Wednesday that “every campus will be open and offering instruction” this coming fall but added that she “anticipates that most, if not all of our campuses, will operate in some kind of hybrid mode,” reported The Mercury News. A hybrid mode entails some in-person instruction and some […]

May 21, 2020

COVID-19

As U.S. Schools Face Difficult Choice, Cambridge U Goes Fully Online Until Summer 2021

While U.S. institutions debate whether to open campus for in-person instruction, remain fully online or adopt a hybrid of the two this coming fall, across the pond, Cambridge University has announced all of its lectures will be online-only until summer 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, reported the BBC. “Given that it is likely that […]

May 20, 2020